Happy 13th Birthday Upamanyu ...

"Age is foolish and forgetful when it underestimates youth." - J. K. Rowling.


No Fancy Cake Yet...but the celebrations were propah!!!
Some one else cooked and served...
And we enjoyed...

We may be unable to do the fancy things right now,but I promise you sweet child o'mine...I'll make it up to you...

At the Radisson...pre lunch desserts!!!!!!
Thirteen ...

A threshold...
A stepping stone...
Your first as a teenager...
Take each step carefully...
Live each day to conquer your fears...
Live each day to hone your talents...
Live each day to build your character...
Live each day to grow taller...
Live each day to learn about life...
Live each day to wonder...
Live each day to dare to attempt something new...
Live each day to learn from your failures...
Live each day to revel in your successes...
Live each day to appreciate and be grateful...
Live each day to stop and help someone less fortunate...
Live each day to become an honest man...
Live each day to be so tall that the world looks up to you...
Live each day to make us proud of you...
Live each day to be happy...

I could only manage and egg less cake with chocolate chunks..
and a ganache to top the cake...

This is the easiest cake that I doubled, to fit the 2 l borosil cake dish...
I had an overspill, and my ganache didn't set...
But in almost 4C , I baked at night in my tiny kitchenette....I only had a wooden spoon to help...
The cake- I used this recipe, and only added a cup full of chocolate chunks(it was so cold, that I had to put the semisweet chocolate into a zip pouch and hit it hard with a rolling pin...)
Turned out awesome...runny chocolate chunks inside and a runny ganache outside...
Just proves...a mother can do anything...
Anything at all...
Babes,I owe you...even if it is a god of war cake...
I will deliver...
In the meanwhile ...
Stay Blessed!

Happy 13th Birthday  Upamanyu!

So what are you baking today???